Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-02
CUT INTO TID-BITs.
One Of the Most Diabolicai Crime. Ever
Perpetrsted.

One OF the Most DtAboiicAi crimes Ever
Perpetrsted.
New York Telegram: The two rszors
which Edward UDger. the ssu.
sage peddler, at No. - Ridge street,
used in carving up his partner, August
Blatz, of Bohie, after be had killed
him in his sleep in order that he
might be packed up In his trunk, that
turned up IN Baltimore, were brought
To police headquarters and put away
with the rest Of the overwhelming
evidence against the murderer. UD-
ger sat sulleuly in his cell all morning
refusing 10 speak when spoken To.
He is very closely watched to prevent
his cheating the hangmsn out OF his
jus: dues. Unger does not waste
breath denying hrs guilt or asserting
his Innocence, but says tauntingly and
with perceptible degree Of anxiety
behind his apparent boldness, that
"they will have 10 prove IT,"
Later Uuger was arraigned at the
TOmbs police court, charged with
murder. He exhibited stolid indifier.
cnce, and when asked II he desired
10 make any statement simply turned
his head aside. AT the request Of In.
spector Byrnes, Unger was remanded
10 police headquarters. The chiel
element Of mystery now clinging te
the case is the TACT that the head. with
out which Identification will be diff
cult, is still missing. There WA
q report last evening that The
head bad been found and thai
the murderer had made Q con
fession, but these stories are denied by
the police. Two detectives were seDI
to Baltimore to bring the body here
After its arrival IL will be necessary tc
bold an inquest. The detectives yes
t.rday brought to police hesdquarter,
the sofa upon which the victim OF tn,
supposed murderous sausage peddler
10 supposed to have rested when killed
The sofa cover was filed with blood
and hair and the blood under the mi
croscope appeared to be human blood
A hammer was found, whicl had
been washed, but so badly that blood
Is yet upon IL. Apparently, IL is the
weapon with which the murder Wa
done. From .he condition Of the sois,
the wall behind IL and the hammer,
the detectives reason that the murder
ed man was on the lounge when a
blow was struck from behind that sunk
the head OF the hammer into the vic.
Tins head to the handle. Pieces OF
wall paper with telltale blood stains
upon them, and which no amount OF
scrubbing had sufficiently blotted out,
were also secured and taken TO head.
quarters. They will be examined
with microscope. Whether or not
the murdered man was August Bohle
remains 10 be settled by examination
of the body. Even In the absence
of the head there are means
that will make Identification prac-
tically complete IL Boble 10 the victim.
Bohle was about 80 years Of age, i've
feet eight inches high and weighed
$50 pounds. One Of the fingers on one
hand, 10 is not know which, was stiff.
Bohle was borne In one Of the eastern
provinces of Prussia. He came 10 this
country some years ago and Travelled
TO California and Oregon, where he
engaged In business At the north Of the
Columbia river. Last July he came
east. He then had q DRAFT foI 81, ,0O0
from some Oregon bank whist he ex-
changed Tor q German draft, a. he was
going across the ocean to settle up
some property In Germany. He was
away two months and returned In the
fall. This time with q Hamburg drafl
for 81 800, which he had exchanged
and went west again. He went TO I
place called Pspilion, Kansas or Neo
raska, but returned almost immediate